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speaker nancy pelosi helped create the oce as a solution. in just four years they have done more than 100 investigations of lawmakers raising serious questions about possible congressional misdeeds. in 37 of those investigations, the oce referred them on to the actual house ethics committee for further review, meaning that in those 37 cases, the oce found reason to believe that house ethics and sometimes federal laws were likely violated. so why exactly does congress want to kill it? well, actually, that's hard to say. folks like these who have in the past voted to cut the oce budget or limit its powers refused to talk to us. for those who would talk, opinions were mixed. >> i think it's important there be some way for the public, for someone outside of congress to raise issues about the conduct of members of congress. one of the things that -- is it oce, oce has sent to the ethics committee was actually pretty flimsy. >> i supported it the first time, i'll support it again. >> i don't think it's working well. >> is there anything oce has do
speaker nancy pelosi helped create the oce as a solution. in just four years they have done more than 100 investigations of lawmakers raising serious questions about possible congressional misdeeds. in 37 of those investigations, the oce referred them on to the actual house ethics committee for further review, meaning that in those 37 cases, the oce found reason to believe that house ethics and sometimes federal laws were likely violated. so why exactly does congress want to kill it? well,...
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house minority leader nancy pelosi slamming the move in a statement. republicans claim they want to drain the swamp. evidently, ethics are the first casualty of the new republican congress. the republicans went against their own leadership, house speaker ryan and paul mccarthey did not back the move. it could last at least two years if passed. republicans this week also expected to cast their first votes on repeeling the affordable care act. >> the obamacare repeal resolution will be the first item up in the new year. >> with a major fight over obamacare brewing, top democrats launching a preemptive strike, calling the rapid look to dismantle the law without a clear plan to replace it an act of cowardice. >> just repealing it and saying they will replace it sometime down the road will cause huge calami calamity. >> there is a vow to delay trump's nominees, possibly for months. >> the idea is to figure out how from day one how to oppose every single one of these individuals completely sad. >> democrats claim eight of the nominees have not submitted mate
house minority leader nancy pelosi slamming the move in a statement. republicans claim they want to drain the swamp. evidently, ethics are the first casualty of the new republican congress. the republicans went against their own leadership, house speaker ryan and paul mccarthey did not back the move. it could last at least two years if passed. republicans this week also expected to cast their first votes on repeeling the affordable care act. >> the obamacare repeal resolution will be the...
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pelosi slamming the move in a statement saying, republicans claim they want to drain the swamp. evidently, ethics are the first casualty of the new republican congress. the republicans went against their own leadership house speaker paul ryan and the majority leader kevin mccarthy did not back the move. today the full house of representatives is set to vote on the proposal which could last for at least two years if passed. >> the house will be in order. >> reporter: republicans this week also expected to cast their first votes on repealing the affordable care act. >> the obamacare repeal resolution will be the first item up in the new year. >> reporter: with a major fight over obamacare brewing, top democrats launching a preemptive strike calling republicans rapid push to dismantle the president's signature health care law without a clear dreed upon plan to replace it, quote, an act of cowardice. pelosi urging them to take a second look. >> just repealing obamacare even though there's nothing to put in its place saying they will do it sometime down the road will cause a huge cal
pelosi slamming the move in a statement saying, republicans claim they want to drain the swamp. evidently, ethics are the first casualty of the new republican congress. the republicans went against their own leadership house speaker paul ryan and the majority leader kevin mccarthy did not back the move. today the full house of representatives is set to vote on the proposal which could last for at least two years if passed. >> the house will be in order. >> reporter: republicans this...
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house minority leader nancy pelosi slamming the move in a statement. republicans claim they want to drain the swamp, evidently ethics are the first casualty of the new republican congress. the republicans went against their own leadership, house speaker paul ryan and kevin mccarthy, who did not back the move. it could last at least two years if passed. republicans this week also expected to cast their first votes on repealing the affordable care act. >> the obamacare repeal resolution will be the first item up in the new year. >> with a major fight over obamacare brewing, top democrats launching a preemptive strike, calling republicans rapid push to dismantle the president' signature health care law without a clear agreed upon plan to replace it a quote, act of cowardice. >> just repealing it and saying they will replace it sometime down the road will cause huge calamity. >> there is also another battle developing. senate democrats vowing to delay confirming trump's cabinet nominees, possibly for months. >> the idea is the democrats choice to figure ou
house minority leader nancy pelosi slamming the move in a statement. republicans claim they want to drain the swamp, evidently ethics are the first casualty of the new republican congress. the republicans went against their own leadership, house speaker paul ryan and kevin mccarthy, who did not back the move. it could last at least two years if passed. republicans this week also expected to cast their first votes on repealing the affordable care act. >> the obamacare repeal resolution...
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nancy pelosi helped create the oce as a solution. the oce has done more than 100 investigations of lawmakers raising serious questions about possibly congressional misdeeds. in 37 of those investigations, the oce referred them on to the twauld house ethics committee for further review meaning in those 37 cases the oce found reason to believe that house ethics and federal laws were likely violated. so why does congress want to kill it? actually that's hard to say. folks like these who have in the past voted to cut the oce budget refused to talk to us. for those who would talk, opinions were mixed. >> i think it's important that there be some way for the public or someone outside of congress to raise issues about the conduct of members of congress. some of the things that oce has sent to the ethics committee was actually pretty flimsy. >> i supported it the first time, i'll support it again. >> is there anything oce has done specifically that might have rubbed the congress the wrong way to the point where they wouldn't want to get it g
nancy pelosi helped create the oce as a solution. the oce has done more than 100 investigations of lawmakers raising serious questions about possibly congressional misdeeds. in 37 of those investigations, the oce referred them on to the twauld house ethics committee for further review meaning in those 37 cases the oce found reason to believe that house ethics and federal laws were likely violated. so why does congress want to kill it? actually that's hard to say. folks like these who have in...